Kuc says: The veterans are key cogs along the blue line for their teams and have an impact in different ways. Campbell is more of a puck-moving defenseman who can complement the Hawks' offense while Bieksa adds a physical level to a Canucks team that is filled mainly with skill players. Both players get ice time on their teams' power-play and penalty-killing units.

The quote: "(Bieksa's) a solid player; he has got some edge to him." — Brian Campbell